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| NCS2201 | Older Adult Health | ||
| SCHOOL OF NURSING AND MIDWIFERY | |||
| Credit Points: 15 | |||
| Description: | |||
| Students are provided with learning opportunities to develop a systematic body of knowledge and skills related specifically to the assessment and management of illnesses that commonly present as acute episodic illness in adulthood. Students will be exposed to the professional and social contexts of nursing and focus learning on the identification of risk, the management of symptoms, and the impact of hospitalisation on patients’ functional abilities. Full Unit Outline | |||
| Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005) | |||
| For the purposes of considering a request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Commonwealth 2005), inherent requirements for this subject are articulated in the Unit Description, Learning Outcomes, Graduate Attributes and Assessment Requirements of this entry. The University is dedicated to provide support to those with special requirements. Further details on the support for students with disabilities or medical conditions can be found at the Student Equity, Diversity and Disability Service website: | |||
| http://intranet.ecu.edu.au/student/support/student-equity | |||
Last Updated - Higher Education: 15/03/2012 VET: 15/03/2012